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Vom Feueraltar zum Yoga
Kommentierte Übersetzung und Kohärenzanalyse der Kaṭha-Upaniṣad
The Kaṭha-Upaniṣad is a Sanskrit text composed about 2000 years ago dealing with the nature of human beings after death. As one of the earliest sources that teach a salvific method designated as yoga, the Kaṭha-Upaniṣad has gained renown outside of South Asia. However, due to its textual heterogeneity, it has often been said to be incoherent.
In this study, Dominik A. Haas offers a new annotated German translation of the text and analysis using text-linguistic methods. He argues that, from the beginning, the Kaṭha-Upaniṣad was conceived as a compilation intended to combine new contemplative and yogic teachings with the ritual mysticism of the famous Vedic fire altar.
